Safety device door



May 26, 1925. 1,539,034

D. A. YORK SAFETY DEVICE DOOR Filed Feb. 11, 1924 Patented May 26, 1925.

DOCTOR ALONZO YORK, Oil? DEL RIO, TEXAS.

SAFETY DEVICE DOOR.

Application filed. February 11, 1924. Serial No; 692,090.

To all 1177107)L it may] concern: I

Be it known that I, Doo'roa ALoNzo Yonii, a citizen of the United States, residing at Del Rio, in the county 01 Val Verde and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safety Device Doors, of which'the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in motor vehicles, the general object of the invention being to provide means for prevent ing a person injuring himself by getting his finger caught between the door and its frame in closing the door.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the attachment will not interfere with the proper operation of the door.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. y

In describing my invention in detail, reiterence will be had to the accoin iianying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a view of part otan automobile showing the invention in use.

l igure 2 is a section 011 line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 ure 1.

Figure at is a sectional. view showing the door in open position.

In these views 1 indicates the body ot the automobile and 2 the door thereot. In carrying out my invention. lyhinge a plate 3 to is a section on line S-3 o't Figtending over the junction 0 the body, as shown at 41-, with the plate e.\'-

it the door with the body so as to cover the crack between the door and body when the door is in open position. with the door by jections 5, which are carried which extend through the plate.

From the This plate is movably connected means of the headed prodoor and by the slots 6 in the foregoing it will be seen that the plate will move. with the door so that the door by the plate,

the crack between always covered and the body is and thus a per son is prevented from placing his fingers in the crack and so prevent inpiry to his tingers when the door is closed.

will move with the door and the headed projections 5 and the slots the plate -from.interfer ng ment of the door.

6 will prevent with the move- It is thought from the toregoiug description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

1 desire it to be understood that l. may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement ot' the several parts, provided that such changes tall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the claim The combination with a door frame a door hinged thereto,

invention, 1.

and

of an elongated plate overlying the confronting rear and adjacent tace ot the door and trai ne respectively,

having hinged connection with the latter,

studs carried by the door and luiviug slidable engagement with the plate, and springs encircling the studs and engaging the plate.

In testimony whereof I DOCTOR ALO aflix my signature.

NZO YORK.

The plate 7 

